Baby holder and carrier



Nov. 19, 1946.

N. NETTLESHIP 2,411,331

BABY HOLDER AND CARRIER Filed Sept. 27, 1943 INVENTOR. NEIL IVE TTLESH/P ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 39, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BABYHOLDER AND CARRIER Neil Nettleship, San D e o, Calif. ApplicationSeptember 27, 1943, Serial No. 504,032

Claims.

My invention relates to a baby carrier and holder of the type whichisattached to a person for'supporting and carrying the 'baby which leavesthe persons arms free for other purposes. The objects of my inventionare:

First, to provide a holder and carrier of this class which protects thebaby throughout the larger portion of its body while it is held andcarried;

"Second, to provide a holder and carrier of this class which supportsthe head and body against undue strain while being held and carried;

Third, to provide a holder and carrier of this class that is soconstructed and arranged that the babys body is secured in its properposition in substantially upright position facing outwardly fromthebodyof the "person carrying the baby or may be shifted to a more horizontalposition, if desired;

Fourth, to provid a carrier of this class which may be made up of clothor fabric throughout, if desired;

Fifth, to provide a carrier of this class which holds the baby in anormal comfortable position while being carried; and

Sixth, to provide a carrier of this class which is very simple andeconomical of construction, efficient, durable and comfortable.

With these and other objects in View as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters ofreference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of my baby holder and carrier in carryingposition shown positioned on the person carrying the baby; Fig. 2 is afragmentary back view thereof and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of thecarrier detached from the person and baby.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawing:

The carrier is preferably made of cloth or fabric material and includesa strap member I which is two or three inches wide and arranged to fitover the shoulder of the person carrying the baby. Secured to this strapI near one end is a broadened hood-like member 2 which is adapted to fitover the head of the baby but is extended and forms the back of the bodyportion, and at its extended end is provided a basket-like por- '2 tion3 with leg openings 3a and 3b with a middle extended portion 30 whichsupports the baby. It is provided intermediate the portions 2 and 3close to the normally upper edge of the portion 3 with two extended flapportions 4 and 5 which are arranged to overlap at the middle of thefront, as shownbest in Fig. l of the drawing and is provided withstrings 4a and 5a at the top and bot-tomforholding these members 4 and 5around the body of the baby above the portion 3; Secured to the upperside of these portions 4 and 5 and to th body portion just below thehood portion2 are straps 6 and I which extend over the shoulder-of thebaby as shownbest in lot" the drawing. Secured to the portion 30 at thecenter of the body portion is a strip 8 similarto the strip I. Thisstripj8is adapted to be buckled into a buckle 9 secured on the stripmember I. It is arranged for the adjustment of the strip I and 8 forproperly adjusting the position of the baby relatively to the personcarrying the same.

It will be here noted that the holder and carrier may be reversed ifdesired so that the baby faces toward the body of the carrier instead ofaway from the same, or the carrier may be shifted to hold the baby in amore horizontal position by shifting the straps I and 8 on the person.Furthermore, it will be noted that with the holder in the position onthe baby as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing the straps I and 8 may besecured to the top bed clothes on a bed, in which case the baby will beheld on the bed and could not fall off. This could be easilyaccomplished by pinning the members I and 8 to the bed clothing which isobvious.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited tothis particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire toinclud in the scope of my invention the construction, combination andarrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a baby carrier and holder of the class described, the combinationof a pair of straps buckled together arranged to be looped over theshoulder of a person, a baby body surrounding member provided with legopenings at one end and a hood-like member at its opposite end, one ofsaid straps secured to the hood-like member at one end and the othersecured to said body surrounding member at its opposite end between theleg openings.

2. In a baby carrier and holder of the class described, the combinationof a baby body surrounding member, the one end of said baby bodysurrounding member forming a hood member, the other end forming abasket-like carrier member with spaced openings for the legs of thebaby, fiap portions intermediate said hood portion and said basket-likeportion arranged to extend around the body of the baby and be secured atthe front side, and a pair of straps buckled together arranged to belooped over the shoulder of a person, one of said straps secured to saidhood portion at the middle at one end, the other end secured to saidbody portion at its opposite end between the spaced leg openings.

3. In a baby carrier and'holder of the class described, the combinationof a baby body surrounding member, the one end of said baby bodysurrounding member forming a hood member, the other end forming abasket-like carrier memher with spaced openings for the legs of thebaby, fiap portions intermediate said hood portion and said basket-likeportion arranged to extend around the body of the baby and be secured atthe front side, a pair of straps buckled together arranged to be loopedover the shoulder of a person, one of said straps secured to said hoodportion at the middle at one end, the other strap secured to said bodyportion at its opposite end between the spaced leg openings, and strapmeans inconnection with the free sides of said flap members and saidbody portion adjacent the hood portion of said body member arranged tofit over the: shoulders of the baby.

4. In a baby holder and carrier of the class described, the combinationof body member 4. arranged to extend from the head of the baby and alongthe back portion thereof and extending between the legs of the baby withspaced leg openings, an adjustablestrap connected with the opposite endsof said body member at the head and between the legs, one end of saidbody portion forming a hood which fits over the head of the baby, theopposite end of the body member forming a basket-like member forsupporting the baby, the portion intermediate said hood portion and saidbasket-like portion 'p'rovided with extended flap portions adapted tofit around the body of the baby and be secured at the front side, theupper edges of said flaps arranged to fit under the arms of the baby.

5. In a baby holder and carrier of the class described, the combinationof a body member arranged to extend from the head of the baby and alongthe back portion thereof and extending between the legs of the baby withspaced leg openings, an adjustable strap connected with the oppositeends of said body member at the head and between the legs, one end ofsaid body portion forming a hood which fits over the head of the baby,the opposite end of the body member forming a basket-like member forsupporting the baby, the portion intermediate said hood portion and saidbasket-like portion provided with extended flap portions adapted to fitaround the body of the baby and be secured at the front side, the upperedges of said flaps arranged to fit under the arms of the baby, andstraps secured near the free edge of said flaps arranged to fit over theshoulders of the baby and secured to I the body member at the lower sideof said hood portion.

' NEIL NETTLESHIP.

